2021
Structural basis of fast- and slow-severing actin–cofilactin boundaries
Hocky GM, Sindelar CV, Cao W, Voth GA, De La Cruz EM. Structural basis of fast- and slow-severing actin–cofilactin boundaries. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2021, 296: 100337. PMID: 33508320, PMCID: PMC7961102, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100337.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Plastic Deformation and Fragmentation of Strained Actin Filaments
Schramm AC, Hocky GM, Voth GA, Martiel JL, De La Cruz EM. Plastic Deformation and Fragmentation of Strained Actin Filaments. Biophysical Journal 2019, 117: 453-463. PMID: 31301801, PMCID: PMC6697348, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2019.06.018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Molecular Origins of Cofilin-Linked Changes in Actin Filament Mechanics
Fan J, Saunders MG, Haddadian EJ, Freed KF, De La Cruz EM, Voth GA. Molecular Origins of Cofilin-Linked Changes in Actin Filament Mechanics. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2013, 425: 1225-1240. PMID: 23352932, PMCID: PMC3740545, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2013.01.020.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Kinetic Analysis of the Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Activity of TRAPP, a Multimeric Ypt1p Exchange Factor
Chin HF, Cai Y, Menon S, Ferro-Novick S, Reinisch KM, De La Cruz EM. Kinetic Analysis of the Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Activity of TRAPP, a Multimeric Ypt1p Exchange Factor. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2009, 389: 275-288. PMID: 19361519, PMCID: PMC2770256, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.03.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane trafficExchange factorGuanine nucleotide exchange activityRab GTPase Ypt1pLarge multimeric assembliesNucleotide exchange activityThermodynamic linkage analysisWeak thermodynamic couplingTRAPP complexesStable ternary complexTRAPP subunitsGEF activityYpt1pNucleotide bindingMultimeric assembliesNucleotide exchangeNucleotide dissociationNucleotide affinityLinkage analysisIndependent pathwaysGEF systemTernary complexExchange activityTRAPPOverall net change
2008
Load-dependent ADP binding to myosins V and VI: Implications for subunit coordination and function
Oguchi Y, Mikhailenko SV, Ohki T, Olivares AO, De La Cruz EM, Ishiwata S. Load-dependent ADP binding to myosins V and VI: Implications for subunit coordination and function. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 7714-7719. PMID: 18509050, PMCID: PMC2409399, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0800564105.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Structural biology. Actin' up.
De La Cruz E, Pollard T. Structural biology. Actin' up. Science 2001, 293: 616-8. PMID: 11474090, DOI: 10.1126/science.1063558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActin Depolymerizing FactorsActinsAdenosine DiphosphateAdenosine TriphosphateBiopolymersContractile ProteinsCrystallography, X-RayHydrolysisMicrofilament ProteinsPhosphatesProfilinsProtein BindingProtein ConformationProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryProtein SubunitsRhodaminesThymosin